(~s)
1.
Your ~ is the lower part of your face below your mouth. The movement of your ~ is sometimes considered to express a particular emotion. For example, if your ~ drops, you are very surprised.
He thought for a moment, stroking his well-defined ~...
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2.
A person’s or animal’s ~s are the two bones in their head which their teeth are attached to.
...a forest rodent with powerful ~s.
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3.
If you talk about the ~s of something unpleasant such as death or hell, you are referring to a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
A family dog rescued a newborn boy from the ~s of death.
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